Shade appliance



A. c; HOUGH.

SHADE APPLIANCE.

APPLICATION FILED J AN.29.1921.

" UNITED sr To' all 'whom t may conceit/1,:

ABe it known that I,- AZEL C.-HOUGH, of Janesville, in the county ofRockland State of Visconsinf,'a citizen of the United States of America,have invented a new and useful Shade Appliance, `of which the followingis a specii'ication.- f

a 'My invention relates to improvements vin devices for use inconnection with shades, and more especially those of the wood-slatporch-shade type, when the saine are located, inside of window sashes inbuildings, -which sashes'have swinging Ventilating sections orventilators, andl resides in antifriction means attached to or carriedby such ventilators in contactingrelation to such shades, as hereinaftermore fully set forth.

Said anti-friction means is of the nature of a buffer, carried by* theventilator and adapted to be contacted by vor to Contact with f a shadesuspended at thetop in any suitable manner, `as bybeing attached totheceiling 'of-the room, or to brackets extending into the roomfron'i`points below `said ceiling,"or directly to the sash itselfin'conn'ection,with -which Vsaid shade iseinployed.' Thebuffer is ahorizontal member that is rigidly secured to the ventilatorin, theaforesaid sash at or near thewtop'ofV said ventilator on the insideythereof, and mayextend either the width of said'ventilator orsubstantially the entire width of said sash, preferably the latter. Thebuiferrmust not, of course, be so'loiig as to interfere with the openingand closing 'of the ventilator, consequently said Vbuffer will ynotextend the full widthr of the associated shade in the event said shadebe wider than the sash. d

The primaryobject of my invention is to provide a swinging/ventilator,in'4 a window sash, with means to prevent a shade supported inside 'ofsuch sash from becoming abraded, cut, or worn by contact with saidventi-y latcrwhen `:the latter is open, such contact,

iii-fact,` lbeing prevented, and this without theother hand. `fIn theabsence of a device of this character the shade elements, Awheny thel'shade is' in lowered position, become abr'aded and even cut through bythe inner f top'fedge ofthes'win'ging ventilator,vwhen saidventilatoris'open, so 'that inv a lshort time the'shadefbecomesfseriously impaired and may be so injuredy as to `renderthe same"V AZEL o. Hoces, .OFJANESVILLEL WISCONSIN.

SHADE APPLIANCE.

,A v Specification of Letters Patent. Patgnted Alu-' 25, 1922,yApplication ined January 29,1921. serial no. @insta` i iinit for furtheruse. The frictionbetweeii thisdevice and the shade, owingto thecon-vthis character which is very 'simple and inexpensive in construction,and may readily beapplied to any ventilator, so thatsaid device iscapable oflarge use or of a wide application. l f

Another object -is tof'aflord anti-,friction means for thrustinginwardly a shade which is suspended close to the window, when theventilator' is opened. Other objects and advantages will appear in thecourseofthefollow-ing description.

I attain the objects and secure the ladvantages of my invention -by themeans illus* trated in thek accompanying drawings, [iii whichf- Y' i 'f:Figure ljis aninsideelevation of al win- Vdow and shade, showingthejlatter unrolled: `vor lowered. in frontl of the-window sash, in?

which there isa ventilating section equipped with-a buffer thatformstheessential element f the p. present invention, and whichotherwise would be hidden thereby; Fig'.v 2,.

an end elevation ofthe elements illustrated l in the first view, andFig. 3, an end elevation of a slightly different ,arrangement of theshade, the latter in this case being suspendso, A

ed from the sash, vinstead of from brackets'k as in the rst case.

Similar reference characters designate similar parts throughout theVseveral views.

`In `the followingi description the ternisf front and rea-r, and. insideand "outside, Aor

equivalent expressions, as applied to the ele# ments in the dra-wings,respectively indicatel the'side of such elements that is toward thecenter of the room )in which they are lo-k cated, and the side of suchelements that is next to the adjacent wall Vof. said room and' thewindow or sash set therein.

In the drawings, a shade is represented at 1,- and "the same is shownunrolled'ior let down to exclude the suns rays which pass through Vthewindow? iii connection withv whichhthe shade is employed. roll-up cord'forA the shade l" and fixtures for said cord areirespectively'represented' at 2 and iio 8 3, in'Fig'. 1f, the same being omittedlfroml Figs.A 2'and3`. There is alsa-represented. a

steel -or other metallic sash 4 of a window,

which sash is provided in the center with ay `Ventilating section orventilator 5. rlhe ventilator 5 at each end is pivotally connected, asat 6, with an adjacent rail of the sash. The axial line of the pivots,by means of which the ventilator 5 is connected with the window sash orwith two of the rails thereof,is near the horizontal center of saidventilator, so that the latter can be tilted inwardly at the top andoutwardly at the bottom for the admission of air.

Sashes having pivotally-connected ventilator sections, such as I havedescribed above, are commonly used in the construction of concrete andbrick buildings wherein no wood is employed.

The shade l is provided with the usual reenforcing moulding strips 7 atthe top and bottom, and such shade may be attached, at the top directlyVto the support therefor by means of the top moulding, but in the firsttwo views such moulding is attached to an auxiliary stripk S, whichstripV is secured to the front ends of a pair of forwardly-extendingbrackets 9, and in Fig. 3 to a strip 10, The brackets 9 are secured attheir rear ends to the upper part or top of the sash 4, adjacent to thesides thereof, and the strip 10 is also. attached to the upper part ortop of the sash. These are but two of quite a number of different meansby which the. shade l can be supported or suspended at the top, and thepresent invention is not affected materially or limited by or to anyparticular means of suspensionV for the shade. e

In the irst construction or arrangement the brackets 9 projectinto theroom beyond the opening in the wall in which the window sash 4 is set,consequently the shade l may, if desired, be wider than said sash; whilein the example shown in F ig. 3 the top of the shaderis supported withinthe aforesaid opening, and said shade must, therefore, be limited inwidth to the width of the opening.

The cord 2 is manipulated in the custommanner for rolling the shade andpermitting the same to unroll.

Across the top of the ventilator 5 in each case is a buffer ll, whichbuffer on the side toward the interior of the room has a conves:surface. ln the present instance each buffer l1 consists of asheet-metal member having an ovall or partly round shape in crosssection, and of a flange 12 which is riveted or otherwise.securelyattached'to the inner face'or side of the ventilator 5, at or adjacentto the top thereof. The buffer 1l may be no longer than the width of theventilatorv 5 to which it is attached, but preferably said buffer willbe as long as the Widthk ofthe sash 4, in order that said buffer shallpresent a greater amount of surface for contact With the shade l`, orhave a longer range of contact, so that there will be no liability onthe part of said shade of becoming distoi-ted by' reason of itscontactual relationship with the buffer, as might sometimes occur if thebuderl,l were shorter. n

l hen the shade l is let down in front of the ventilator 5, in the firstconstruction or arrangement, it is supported bythe brackets 9 `asidiicient distance from the sash l to enable the ventilator 5 to beopened tothe required eXtent without interfering` in any way with saidshade. N ow, when `the'shade l is blown rearwardly or toward the' sash4, by currents of outgoing air, it encounters f or is restrained by thecontiguous ybuffer 11,

which projects beyond the upper inner edge of said ventilator, bothinthis and the other example, and said shade is thus prevented fromencountering said edge, as it would do in the absence of said buffer,and from being abraded, cut, or otherwiseinjuredby said edge. The.portion vof the buffer 1l which contacts with the shade l, or with whichthe shadecomes into ycont-act being course, in every case. Y In thejlf1g.' 3 construction or arrangement,

when the shade is rolled up completely, and it is desired to unroll thesame to av point below the vhorizont-al plane of the top of theventilator 5 when open, it is necessary to lower the shade before said'section is tilted.

Then, when the ventilator 5 is tilted `or,`

opened, the buffer ll attached thereto kis brought into contact with theshade and thrusts the latter forwardly into the room, ahead of the topofthe ventilatorand a sufficient distance to permit said ventilatorftobe opened to `the extent desired, and the' shade is held in thisposition as long as the ventilator remains open. ln this example, t-hebuffer ll 'serves the double purpose of thrusting the shade inwardly orforwardly to permit the ventilator to be properlybperated, andv ofaffording a medium for redueingthe friction between the contactingmembers sol as to avoid abrading orfcutting the warp of the shade, .orlotherwise injuringy the shade, as Vwould occur fif'the latter .were

-to come into direct contact with the top'of serves the same purpose asin the firstV case,

and in 'additionthrusts the shade l into the rooinibeyond the verticalplane of the shade The object of the .buffer ll is.

support, which` planel isinside' of the' open-` ing in the Wallfor` thesash 4.

' ln Fig. 3 the shade '1 can be rolled up even when'the ventilator isfully `open 1l` affords simple, inexpensive, practicable,

and eiicient 4means for protecting a shade from a ventilator when open,and enabling said ventilator to be opened without injuring the shadewhen the latter is supported close to the Sash.'

porting means fon the shade maybe varied to a large extent structurallyand inregard to location, and in addition it should be stated that moreor less change in the shape, size, construction, and arrangement of theAbiil'er may be made, Aand all without departing from the spirit of myinvention or exceeding the scope of what is claimed.

IVhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is*e 1. In a hoi'izontally-arranged shadey appliance, of the cla-ssdescribed, a windowsash-ventilating` section, a shade adapted to be letdown inside of said section, the latter' being movable toward theformer. when let down, and anti-friction means intervening between saidsectionwhen open and said shade when let down. v Y

2. In a horizontally-arranged shade appliance,of the class described, .awindow-` sash-ventilating section, a shade adapted to be let down insideof said section, the latter being movable toward the former when let'down, and anti-friction means carried by` said section in contactingrelationship with said shade when let down and moved toward the same. l'K 3. In ahorizontally-ai'i'anged shade appliance, of the classdescribed, a windowsashfventilating section, a shade adapted to he letdown inside o'f said section, the latter being movable toward theip'ornier when let down, and anti-friction means carried by said sectionto prevent contact between the same and said'shade when let down and thesection is moved toward the shade.

4L. In a horizoiitally-arranged shade appliance,'of the class described,a window- Y sash-ventilating section, a shade adapted to be let downinside of said section, the latter being movable toward the 'former whenlet down, and anti-friction means carried by said section to thrustinwardly said shade when let down, and the Vsection. is moved top wardthe saine.

5. In a lioiiZonta-lly-arranged shade apthe section isk being movabletoward the former ywhen let down, andanti-riction meanscariied by saidsection tothriist inwardly said shade' when let down and the section is,moved toward the same, and to yprevent the shade A Y from coming 'intocontact `with said section. As already set out at some length, the sup.-

6.l In a'shade appliance, of the class 'described, a horizontally-hung,Y inwardlyshade adapted to be let down inside ofisaid section, and ahorizontal buffer vcarriedfby that portion of said section which opensinto swinging window-sash-ventilating section,"a

the room and toward the shade when let down, to prevent contact betweensaidsection and said shade. A, f l

7. In a horizontally-arranged shade ap- 75 pliance, of the classdescribed,'a windowsash-Ventilating section, a shade .adapted to 'y belet down inside of said section, the latter being movable towardtheformer when let-l do-wn, and a buffer having a-Vfiange for Yat@ tachmentto said section, said buffer being interposed between said section, andsaid shade when let down andthe section is moved toward the same.

. 8. In' a horizontally-arranged shade'appliance, of the classdescribed, a windowshadefventilating section,v a shade adapted down,and. a horizontal buffer carried bythat pliance of the class described,a 'window- `501615 ClOWIl lsdeof SaidV section', the latter.beingmovable toward theiforiner when ,letrff l i `portieri of saidsection which opens into the;DV 'room and towardthe shade when let'down,to prevent contact between said-section and tending beyond thef vsashsventilating section, a Ashade adapted to H be let down inside ofsuch. section, the latter Vbeinginovable toward the Aformerr when letdown, and a horizontal biiti'ei carried by that portion oi said sectionVwhich opensinto the room and toward the shade when let down,

to prevent contact between said section and said shade, said bufferconsisting of a rolled-4 up member having a part Jfor attachmentto thesection. f AXELk C. IIOUGH. `Witnesses CRYSTAL E. SNYDER, HAZEL T.VVEiRIoK.

